| ArnoldRimmer said: It's 75% bullshit and 25% misleading truth. Many US politicians seem to believe that the brains of US citizens automatically turn off as soon as someone utters the words "freedom" or "democracy" (or, even better: both) For example I'm always laughing out loud whenever US-politicians etc. claim that terrorists hate America because they hate freedom or democracy. This is so ridiculous that I always believe those politicians must believe their fellow countrymen to be complete brainwashed idiots. On the other hand, when politicians say that the military is fighting for your freedoms, they are strictly speaking not completely lying. Instead, it's more a euphemism for saying "the military is fighting to ensure Americas wealth and "interests", and the average US citizen benefits from these military actions as well". When they say freedom, they don't mean "freedom" as in "freedom of speech", instead they rather mean freedoms like "freedom to drive a bigass gasoline guzzling SUV because we have the money and oil stays cheap". They are talking about the kinds of freedoms that wealthy people have but poor people don't. |
Exactly. I'm not justifying the terrorists actions or anything, but if "hatred of freedom" was the only motive - then they would go for the Netherlands as a target over us. It has much more to do with our foreign policy - especially with Israel these days. You are right, many seem to think all of us are Fox News viewers or Rush Limbaugh listeners that won't look into anything further.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
